NHS Tayside boss’s payoff good value, declares health chief

A controversial payoff to the disgraced former boss of NHS Tayside was “good value”, according to the outgoing chief of NHS Scotland.

Lesley McLay received £32,000 more than she was due after the health board decided to double her notice period to six months when she was no longer chief executive. NHS Tayside also mistakenly handed Ms McLay £19,135 in pensions contributions that Audit Scotland said should not have been paid. The health board is trying to claw that money back.

Paul Gray said yesterday that the £91,280 settlement package paid to Ms McLay was “reasonable and represented good value for money” because it was less than the costs of a potential legal battle over unfair dismissal.

Mr Gray, who is due to step down…

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